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Music Malice Accused Of Stealing A Hot Dog After Lollapalooza Clipse were performing in Chicago over the weekend for Lollapalooza, and Malice got hit with some strange allegations. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Viral New Lil Nas X Footage Shows Him Completely Nude Prior To Hospitalization & Arrest Lil Nas X was hospitalized and then promptly arrested early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after taking a nearly nude stroll through Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music Rick Ross' "Set In Stone" Officially Lands Outside Billboard Top 20 With Poor Sales There has been a lot of debate about "Set In Stone" and its commercial performance, but Rick Ross isn't stressing out over it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2026
Music Blueface Explains Meanings Behind His Prison Face Tattoos Blueface previously told Adam22 that his new face tattoos he got in prison were meant to affirm his identity, but he has more details now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Skrilla Shares Pictures Of Himself Sacrificing Animals To Celebrate The New Year Skrilla is best-known for starting the viral “67” craze with the release of his song, "Doot Doot (6 7)," last year. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Clowned Online For Gay Porn Star Lookalike Confusion The rapper was not in any gay porn, despite what Twitter might like you to believe. By Noah Grant May 17, 2023
TV Every Rap & R&B Star That Appeared In The “Power” Universe From Freddie Gibbs and Lil Durk to Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent has used the "Power" universe to introduce rappers into TV. By Aron A. October 09, 2024
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice "Weird Case" Controversy: Breaking Down The Allegations & Conviction Baka Not Nice's past became a point of conversation following the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Demi Phillips May 15, 2024
Pop Culture Lupe Fiasco & Royce Da 5'9" Podcast Is Officially Done Lupe Fiasco announced the end of the podcast in an Instagram Live this week. By Joe Abrams July 23, 2021
Music Rapper Indian Red Boy Allegedly Murdered Over Nipsey Hussle Diss On IG Live His slaying was captured on Instagram live. By Madusa S. July 11, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy Breaks Highest-Grossing Tour Record By Debut Headlining Rapper NBA YoungBoy sold out all 42 shows on his "MASA (Make America Slime Again)" tour, selling 552,000 tickets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026